Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 35.1% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$11.06
RON51.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$5.97
RON27.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$1.88
RON8.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$1.83
RON8.45
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.16
RON5.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$4.39
RON20.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$6.94
RON32.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$3.23
RON14.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$2.90
RON13.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.53
RON2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.74
RON3.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.71
RON3.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.97
RON4.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.42
RON1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.44
RON2.02
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$6.01
RON27.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$17.69
RON81.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$24,329.82
RON112,423.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$5.96
RON27.55
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$9.46
RON43.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$509.31
RON2,353.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$357.17
RON1,650.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$108.55
RON501.58
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$508.58
RON2,350.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$9,180.57
RON42,421.58
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.47
RON11.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.90
RON13.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$5.53
RON25.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$47.02
RON217.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$7.74
RON35.77
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Bucharest
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$72.25
RON333.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$42.02
RON194.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$77.44
RON357.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$97.82
RON452.02
|
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